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Where Were the Planets on May 1, 1934?

Quick Answer

On May 1, 1934, the Sun was in Taurus (10°25' at noon UTC), the Moon moved from Scorpio into Sagittarius, and the Moon phase was Waning Gibbous (95% illuminated). Jupiter and Neptune were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on May 1, 1934. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 29°23' Scorpio at midnight UTC to 13°47' Sagittarius at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on May 1, 1934
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	10°25'00" Taurus	Direct	Apr 20, 1934	May 21, 1934 into Gemini
Moon	6°34'47" Sagittarius	Direct	May 1, 1934	May 3, 1934 into Capricorn
Mercury	27°31'01" Aries	Direct	Apr 15, 1934	May 2, 1934 into Taurus
Venus	24°48'55" Pisces	Direct	Apr 6, 1934	May 6, 1934 into Aries
Mars	6°35'33" Taurus	Direct	Apr 22, 1934	Jun 2, 1934 into Gemini
Jupiter	15°33'56" Libra	Retrograde	Sep 10, 1933	Oct 11, 1934 into Scorpio
Saturn	27°00'46" Aquarius	Direct	Nov 20, 1932	Feb 14, 1935 into Pisces
Uranus	28°08'42" Aries	Direct	Jan 13, 1928	Jun 6, 1934 into Taurus
Neptune	9°42'23" Virgo	Retrograde	Jul 24, 1929	Oct 3, 1942 into Libra
Pluto	22°39'50" Cancer	Direct	May 26, 1914	Oct 7, 1937 into Leo
North Node	15°11'40" Aquarius	Direct	Jul 25, 1933	Feb 12, 1935 into Capricorn

Sky Events on May 1, 1934

The Moon phase is Waning Gibbous, 95% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
May 1, 01:01 UTC	The Moon enters Sagittarius	Leaves Scorpio
May 1, 05:29 UTC	Mercury sextile Saturn	Exact sextile
May 1, 20:04 UTC	Mercury conjunct Uranus	Exact conjunction

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